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March 2013 Updates By Region

New York Metro Region

ProPublica (New York, NY) -- Former New York Times Sports Editor Joe Sexton joins ProPublica (https://twitter.com/propublica) as a Senior Editor.

The Today Show - NBC Television Network (New York, NY) -- Author and lawyer Lisa Bloom (lisa.bloom@nbcuni.com) has joined the program as a Legal Analyst.

CBS (New York, NY) -- Anchor Robert Morrison has officially resigned after a brush with the law.

New York Times (New York, NY) -- A few changes to announce here: Assistant Managing Editor Rick Berke (https://twitter.com/RickBerke) has been promoted to Senior Editor and Director of Video Content. Rebecca Howard joins as General Manager of Video Production, a new role at the paper. Also, Deputy Sports Editor Jason Stallman (https://twitter.com/jstallman ) has been promoted to Sports Editor while Sam Dolnick (metro@nytimes.com) and Jay Schreiber are the new Deputy Sports Editors at the NYT

Essence Magazine (New York, NY) -- Editor-in-Chief Constance White (cwhite@essence.com) says goodbye to the magazine. Vanessa Bush (vbush@essence.com) is named Acting Managing Editor.

Time Out New York (New York, NY) -- Christina Izzo (christina.izzo@timeout.com) has been hired as an Assistant Editor.

Good Day New York (New York, NY) -- Anchor Greg Kelly (greg.kelly@foxtv.com) replaces Anchor Dave Price.

Bloomberg View (New York, NY) -- Editor Michael Kinsley (mkinsley@bloomberg.net) adds on a new role as he rejoins The New Republic as Editor-at-Large.

NBC News (New York, NY) -- Hasani Gittens (https://twitter.com/hgitty) is the new News Editor here.

Fox News Channel (New York, NY) -- Former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown (https://twitter.com/ScottBrownMA ) is a new Contributor at the station. Meanwhile, Contributor Dick Morris (https://twitter.com/DickMorrisTweet) will be parting ways with the station while Contributor Karl Rove (https://twitter.com/KarlRove) renews his contract through 2016.

Fox News Sunday (New York, NY) -- Executive Producer Marty Ryan (marty.ryan@foxnews.com) departs from the show.

New York Daily News (New York, NY) -- Dan Hirschhorn (https://twitter.com/DanDailyNews ) is appointed Politics Reporter at this NYC daily. He previously worked for the now-defunct The Daily. 

Country Living (New York, NY) -- Publisher Kassie Means has left to join Woman’s Day.

Architectural Digest (New York, NY) -- Alyssa Wolfe (alyssa_wolfe@archdigest.com) was named the new Associate Editor.

Thomson Reuters (New York, NY) -- Jim Roberts (https://twitter.com/nycjim ) joins the editorial team as Executive Editor.

WXUR-FM (Utica, NY)-- Morning Show Host Frank McBride died after a long fight with an illness. He was 54.

Scientific American (New York, NY) -- Former Popular Science Editor/Reporter Seth Fletcher (https://twitter.com/Seth_Fletcher) joins Scientific American (http://www.scientificamerican.com) as Senior Technology Editor. 

Real Simple (New York, NY) -- Publisher Sally Preston is set to part ways with the Time Inc. magazine.  But you can still follow Real Simple on Twitter at https://twitter.com/RealSimple).

Marie Claire (New York, NY) -- Seasoned Editor Laura Ferrara (lferrara@hearst.com) has been named Fashion Editor-at-Large at this fashion publication. While former Prevention magazine Editor Jennifer Goldstein (jgoldstein@hearst.com) joins as Executive Beauty and Health Editor.

Cosmopolitan (New York, NY) -- Veteran Fashion Director Michelle McCool bids farewell to Cosmo (https://twitter.com/Cosmopolitan) after a 10-year tenure. 

Popular Mechanics (New York, NY) -- Former Rodale Executive Michael Kuntz (mkuntz@hearst.com) will now serve as Publisher of this popular men's magazine. Follow it on Twitter at https://twitter.com/PopMechanics. 

Glamour (New York, NY) -- Andrea Bartz (andrea_bartz@condenast.com) joins the Glamour magazine (https://twitter.com/glamourmag) masthead as a Senior Editor.

Vogue (New York, NY) -- Beauty Editor Catherine Piercy (catherine_piercy@condenast.com) has been promoted to Web Beauty Director at Vogue (https://twitter.com/VogueMagazine). 

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ABC News - Washington Bureau (Washington, DC) -- New York Times Reporter Susan Saulny (https://twitter.com/ssaulny) is a new Correspondent in D.C. And another New York Times ex-patriot Jeff Zeleny (https://twitter.com/jeffzeleny) has been tabbed as the Senior Washington Correspondent. Rick Klein was promoted to Political Director.

The Washington Post (Washington, DC) -- Cameron Barr has just added another title to his resume. He has been  promoted to National Editor at the Post. Barr (barrc@washpost.com) has also held the titles of Deputy National Editor, Deputy Foreign Editor, National Security Editor, Middle East Editor, Metro Reporter and Bureau Reporter in his illustrious career.

NBC News - Washington Bureau (Washington, DC) -- The new White House Producer is Stacey Klein (https://twitter.com/Stacey_Klein). Ali Weinberg (https://twitter.com/AliNBCNews) is taking on an Associate Producer role.

The Atlantic Wire (Washington, DC) -- Former Grist Reporter Philip Bump (pbump@theatlantic.com) has joined the team as a Reporter

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) -- Metro Reporter/Columnist Annette John-Hall has left the Inquirer.

McClatchy Tribune Information Services - Washington Bureau (Washington, DC) -- Former Poynter Director Julie Moos (jmoos@mcclatchydc.com) takes on the Senior Digital Editor position.

Inside Higher Ed (Washington, DC) -- Former Charleston Daily Mail Capitol Beat Reporter Ry Rivard (ry.rivard@insidehighered.com and https://twitter.com/ryrivard) joins the education team to cover technology.

WJZ-TV (Baltimore, MD) – Jessica Kartalija (kartalija@wjz.com) renews agreement with WJZ-TV as the Noon Anchor and Reporter.

The Washington Examiner (Washington, DC) -- Alicia Cohn (acohn@washingtonexaminer.com and https://twitter.com/aliciacohn) is the new Yeas and Nays Columnist covering the poliical scene in D.C.

WVEC-TV (Norfolk, VA) -- Executive Producer Doug Wieder (dwieder@wvec.com) moves into the News Director seat.

WCAU-TV (Philadelphia, PA) -- Special Projects Producer Johnny Green Jr. moves from WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh across the state to become the new Evening Producer.

DC Magazine (Washington, DC) -- Michael McCarthy (mmccarthy@modernluxury.com) is the new Editor-in-Chief.

WTXF-TV (Philadelphia, PA) -- Iain Page (https://twitter.com/IainPageFox29) moves from KPRC-TV in Houston to Philly to take over the 5:00 News Anchor role.

WGLD-AM/WSBA-AM (York, PA ) -- Chris Tyler (chris.tyler@cumulus.com) is the new Program Director here.

WUSL-FM/WDAS-FM (Philadelphia, PA) -- Eddie Finnell (eddief@power99.com) is the new Assistant Program Director/Music Director at these Philly radio stations.

The Hill (washington, DC) -- Reporter Niall Stanage (nstanage@thehill.com) has been promoted to Associate Editor.

WVBX-FM/WFLS-FM (Fredricksburg, VA) -- Mark Bass (mbass@starradiogroup.com) is the new General Manager here. He takes over for John Moen who has retired.

WBEB-FM (Philadelphia, PA) -- Midday Host Jenn Ryan joins the morning team after Tiffany Hill left the station. And Evening Host "Hurricane" Andrea Duffy (https://twitter.com/HurricaneAndrea) takes on the Midday job.

WJZ-TV (Baltimore, MD) -- Meteorologist Bernadette Woods (https://twitter.com/BernadetteWoods) has left the station.

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The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) -- Former National Journal White House Reporter Jim O'Sullivan (https://twitter.com/JOSreports) moves to Boston to become the Political Editor here. And Wesley Lowery (https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery) is a new Political Reporter.

Associated Press (Concord, NH) -- Morgan True (mtrue@ap.org) has joined AP (https://twitter.com/AP) based in Concord as a New Hampshire Statehouse and Legislature Reporter.

WCSH-TV and WLBZ-TV (Portland and Bangor, ME) -- Mike Redding (mredding@wcsh.gannett.com) has joined both stations as the new News Director.

WGBH-FM (Brighton, MA) -- Margery Eagan and Jim Braude (feedback@wgbh.org and https://twitter.com/JimandMargery)  have joined the station to host a daily two hour afternoon show.  Eagan is a Columnist with The Boston Herald and Jim is a host for NECN.

WHDH-TV (Boston, MA) -- Veteran Reporter Victoria Block will retire from the station after reporting for 7 News for the past 27 years.  Block has been in the business for 35 years and we wish her well.

WTKK-FM (Boston, MA) -- Roy Barboza (rbarboza@greatermediaboston.com) is the station's new Music Director.

WODS-FM (Boston, MA) -- T.J. Taormina (https://twitter.com/radioTJ) will join the station to host a morning show.

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The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) -- Following a nationwide search, Mitch Pugh has been selected as Editor of the P&C. Pugh arrives from the Sioux City Journal in Iowa, where he was also Editor. Pugh has been the recipient of a number of awards including both a Local Media Association and a National Newspaper Association award in 2012. He replaces William Hawkins, who retired. The Post and Courier has a Twitter account at http://twitter.com/postandcourier.

The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) -- A Raleigh institution has retired. Sports Writer Caulton Tudor has covered the sports beat for the N&O and the Raleigh Times for more than four decades. Tudor, 65, started his career in the 60s. While ACC basketball was his specialty, he also covered hockey. But he is best known for his columns on the numerous ACC tournaments and NCAA Final Fours he saw during his life.  

CNN Interactive (Online) -- Columnist John Sutter (john.sutter@turner.com) has switched beats. He previously covered technology but now will handle social justice and human rights on CNN.com. Sutter has a Twitter account at http://www.twitter.com/jdsutter while CNN can be followed at http://www.twitter.com/cnn

Pursuit Magazine (Nashville, TN) -- Thomas "Hal" Humphreys (hal@storyboardemp.com) was promoted to Executive Editor at this online private investigations magazine. And Kim Green is the new Managing Editor.

The News-Press (Fort Myers, FL) -- Digital Editor Michelle Hudson has left  and David Plazas (dplazas@gannett.com) is acting Digital Editor as well as the Opinion Page Editor.

Florida Today (Melbourne, FL) -- Wayne Price (wprice@floridatoday.com) is the new Local Business Editor at Florida Today.

Gaston Gazette (Gastonia, N.C) -- Business Editor Ragan Robinson (rrobinson@gastongazette.com) now wears two hats at the Gazette as she has also been named News Editor. Follow Robinson at http://www.twitter.com/Gazette_Ragan or the paper at http://www.twitter.com/GastonGazette.

Aiken Standard (Aiken, SC) -- Haley Hughes was promoted to News Editor at the paper. She has been a Reporter there for the past six years. Hughes can be congratulated at hhughes@aikenstandard.com or follow the daily on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aikenstandard.

WCCB-TV (Charlotte, NC) -- Angela Robbins has been promoted to News Director here. She had been Assistant News Director and replaces Ken White in the top spot. Send congrats to her at arobbins@foxcharlotte.com. White, meanwhile, remains with the parent company, Bahakel Communications, serving as interim News Director at WBBJ-TV in Jackson, TN.

WMC-TV (Memphis, TN) -- Long-time Memphis Anchor Pam McKelvy has joined this NBC affiliate. She worked for rival Memphis station, WREG-TV, for a decade before leaving to have her son. McKelvey can be contacted at pmckelvy@wmctv.com.

WAGA-TV (Atlanta, GA) -- Eric Ludgood (eric.ludgood@foxtv.com) joins cross-town rival WAGA-TV (http://www.twitter.com/fox5atlanta) as Assistant News Director. He was News Director at WGCL-TV (http://www.twitter.com/cbsatl).

WBTV-TV (Charlotte, NC) -- Reporter Kristy Etheridge has left this CBS affiliate to go in a completely different direction. She has been hired by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. She had been with the station since 2011.

WDRB-TV (Louisville, KY) -- Former WFIE-TV (Indiana) Reporter Emily Mieure (emieure@wdrb.com) has been hired as Reporter in the Bluegrass State.

WZTV-TV (Nashville, TN) -- Former WDAF-TV VP Bryan McGruder (bmcGruder@fox17.com) is now News Director at this Fox Affiliate.

WBT-AM/FM (Charlotte, NC) -- Reporter Chris Miller has been promoted to Managing Editor at these stations. Miller can be reached at cmiller@wbt.com. He can also be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/chrismillerwbt.

WGCL-TV (Atlanta, GA) -- Reporter Steve Kiggins has left this CBS affiliate. The station can still be followed on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cbsatl.

WHBQ-FM (Memphis, TN) -- Joe Mack (joemack@q1075.com) has switched to Afternoon DJ from Midday DJ. The station has a Twitter account at http://www.twitter.com/q1075.

WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC) -- Executive Producer Mike Reddings stays with Gannett but leaves this Triad station to move to Maine and the NBC affiliates, WCSH-TV and WLBZ-TV. Carolinians can still follow WFMY on its Twitter account at http://www.twitter.com/digtriad.

WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) -- Anchor Russ Bowen has left this ABC affiliate to move West to Seattle and KOMO-TV.

WGIC-FM (Cookeville, TN) -- Previously Magic 98.5, this radio station is now CHR 98.5 Kiss FM. The Program Director remains David Downs.

WPCH-FM (Macon, GA) -- Another format switch to report, this station changes from Adult Contemporary to Country. John Lund remains Program Director/Operations Manager. He can be emailed at johnlund@clearchannel.com.

WECR-FM (Boone, NC) -- And finally, one more format change: Mix 102.3 goes from Adult Contemporary to Country as Highway 102.3. 

WPLG-TV (Miami, FL) -- Julie Durda (JDurda@wplg.com) joins the weather team as the Evening Meteorologist.

WPLG-TV (Miami, FL) -- Peggy Phillip (pphillip@wplg.com) joins the station as the Morning Executive Producer.

WKMG-TV (Orlando, FL) -- Justin Warmoth (JWarmoth@clickorlando.com) joins the team at WKMG-TV as News Anchor and Reporter.

WIOD-AM/WINZ-AM (Miami, FL) – Grace Blazer (GraceBlazer@clearchannel.com) takes on a big role at two talk news stations as Program Director.

WFLA-TV (Sarasota, FL) -- John Rogers (JRogers@wfla.com) joins on as a Reporter here.

Central Florida News 13 (Orlando, FL) -- Kristin Kane (https://twitter.com/KristinKaneNews and kkane@cfnews13.com) joins Central Florida News 13 as the Weekend Morning Anchor.

WSVN-TV (Miami, FL) -- Sheldon Fox (SFox@wsvn.com) returns to Miami to be a General Assignment Reporter.

WFTV-TV (Orlando, FL) -- George Waldenberger (George.Waldenberger@wftv.com) joins WFTV-TV as the Weekend Meteorologist.

WFTV-TV (Orlando, FL) -- Anthony DeLorenzo (Anthony.Delorenzo@wftv.com) joins on as a General Assignment Reporter.

WFTV-TV (Orlando, FL) -- Reporter Drew Petrimoulz leaves Orlando’s WFTV.

WTVJ-TV (Miami, FL) -- Keith Jones (Keith.Jones@nbcuni.com) joins on as Morning and Noon Anchor.

WZVN-TV (Fort Myers, FL) -- Meteorologist Jason Dunning (https://twitter.com/JasonDunning) resigns at WZVN-TV.

WFOR-TV (Miami, FL) -- Long-timeProducer Dave Game has passed away at the young age of 57. 

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Illinois Entertainer (Chicago, IL) -- Music Critic Cara Jepson is set to leave her post at the trade publication (http://www.twitter.com/ilentertainer).

Chicago Magazine (Chicago, IL) -- Harry Sawyers (https://twitter.com/harrysawyers) has been named Web Editor for the lifestyle magazine (https://twitter.com/ChicagoMag). Sawyers most recently served as Features Editor at Gizmodo.

WKEF-TV (Dayton, OH) -- Deborah Linz (dlinz@abc22now.com) has been named Anchor at the ABC station.

MarketWatch - Chicago Bureau (Chicago, IL) -- Senior Reporter David Wilkerson, who covered media, Reporters Jennifer Waters and William Spain, and Media Columnist Jon Friedman are among 13 staffers nationwide laid off from the Dow Jones business news website. Most recently Nightly Business Report closed its Chicago bureau eliminating positions filled by Tom Hudson, Diane Eastabrook and several other positions.

WLS-AM (Chicago, IL) -- Sports Anchor Lou Canellis (http://www.twitter.com/LouCanellis) has joined The Roe Conn Show with Richard Roeper on WLS-AM (http://www.twitter.com/wlsam890) as Sports Contributor. He will remain on WFLD-TV serving as Sports Anchor for "FOX Chicago News at Nine" and Host of "The Final Word".

WKYC-TV (Cleveland, OH) -- Long-time Journalist Dick Russ has left the NBC station for a position with a Cleveland housing nonprofit organization. Russ served as an Anchor, Reporter and Managing Editor at the station.

WTMJ-TV (Milwaukee, WI) -- Jermont Terry has been promoted to Investigative Reporter at the NBC station.

WXYZ-TV (Detroit, Michigan) -- Jeff Vaughn (JVaughn@wxyz.com) comes back to Detroit WXYZ-TV as the Evening Anchor and Business Reporter.

WWJ-AM (Detroit, Michigan) -- Tom Jordan (TJordan@cbs.com) relocates to Detroit to join news radio as the Weekday Morning Anchor.

WNWO-TV (Toledo, OH) -- Jim Blue joins the station as News Director and will anchor the 6:00 p.m. newscast. Blue most recently served in the same capacity at WFFT-TV in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Chicago Lawyer/Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (Chicago, IL) -- Pat Milhizer (pmilhizer@lbpc.com) will serve as Editor for these publications.

Wabash Plain Dealer (Wabash, IN) -- Publisher Andy Eads joins the paper replacing Linda Kelsay, who is now Publisher of the Chronicle-Tribune (Marion, IN). Kelsay succeeds Neal Ronquist. Eads is also Publisher of the Huntington Herald-Press.

Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, IN) -- Misty Knisely (misty.knisely@pharostribune.com) has been named Managing Editor for the outlet. She previously served as the Metro Editor for the Kokomo Tribune.

Hoard’s Dairyman (Fort Atkinson, WI) -- Associate Editor Lucas Sjostrom has left his role at this trade publication (http://www.twitter.com/HoardsDairyman).

WDTN-TV (Dayton, OH) -- Former WCPO-TV Assistant News Director Denise Eck (https://twitter.com/deniseeck) is the new News Director at this ABC affiliate.

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St. Paul Pioneer Press (Saint Paul, MN) -- Mike Berardino (mberardino@pioneerpress.com) joins the sports team as the Minnesota Twins Baseball Reporter.

KUSA-TV (Denver, CO) -- Anchor Matt Flener exits this NBC affiliate.

Bonnier Corporation (Boulder, CO) -- Andrew Bigford is named Publisher of SKI Magazine and Skiing Magazine.

The Fairfield Ledger (Fairfield, IA) -- Andy Hallman is hired as News Director. He replaces Vicki Tillis, who is named Lifestyles Editor.

WHO-TV (Des Moines, IA) -- Michael Admire is hired as Sports Anchor and Reporter.

Refresh (Des Moines, IA) -- Meredith Corporation is launching this new magazine that focuses on conducting speedy updates throughout the home. Brendan Smyth (brendan.smyth@meredith.com) is the Publisher.

The Idaho Statesman (Boise, ID) -- Editorial Editor Kevin Richert has left this daily.

Fox Sports North (Minneapolis, MN) -- Jamie Hersch is hired as Anchor and Reporter.

KMSP-TV (Minneapolis, MN) -- Jonathan Choe joins as Reporter. Morning Anchor Jason Matheson has left the station.

Monitor (Republic, MO) -- Katie Barton (katieb@republicmonews.com) is hired as Editor and Online Editor. She replaces Ryan Squibb, who left.

WDAF-TV (Kansas City, MO) -- Tracy Brogden Miller joins as News Director.

KOMU-TV (Columbia, MO) -- Brittany Pieper is named Co-Anchor.

KMIZ-TV (Columbia, MO) -- Daniel Winn is hired as Reporter and Anchor.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO) -- Roland Klose (rklose@post-dispatch.com) comes aboard as Business Editor.

KMBC-TV (Kansas City, MO) -- Scott McDonnell joins as Reporter at this ABC affiliate.

KMOV-TV (St. Louis, MO) -- Lauren Trager is hired as Reporter at this CBS affiliate. Additionally, Chris Stanford joins as Weekend Anchor.

KSHB-TV (Kansas City, MO) -- Carrie Hoffman joins as News Director.

WOWT-TV (Omaha, NE) -- Meteorologists Cheryl Lemke and Mike LaPoint are hired.

KETV-TV (Omaha, NE) -- Meteorologist Kyle Gravlin (kgravlin@hearst.com) joins from KIVI-TV, in Boise, ID.

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Houston Chronicle (Houston, TX) -- Former Metro Reporter Renee Lee has changed beats and is now covering Education. Lee has been with the paper since 2004 and previously covered Social Services. Lee can be reached at renee.lee@chron.com.

Western Farm Press (Clarksdale, MI) -- The press has announced Cary Blake has been promoted to Editor. His previous role was Associated Editor. Blake can be reached at cblake@farmpress.com.

KASE-FM (Austin, TX) -- Clear Channel KASE 101 country station welcomes Host Bobby Estell of the new Bobby Bones Morning Show. The program will also switch format from main stream music of the top 40s to country music. Estell can be reached at bobbybones@clearchannel.com.

WLBT-TV (Jackson, MS) -- Wilson Stribling is set to begin his new role as News Director at the station. Stribling previously served as Assistant News Director. He began his career at WLBT working as a Reporter and Anchor before his promotion to Assistant News Director.  He can be reached at wilson@wlbt.net.

KTBS-TV (Shreveport, LA) -- Jessica Crandall has been named Weekday Reporter and the Weekend Anchor. Crandall previous served as an Anchor and Reporter for KIFI-TV/KIDK-TV in Idaho Falls, ID. Crandall can be reached at jcrandall@ktbs.com.

KOCO-TV (Oklahoma City OK) -- Erielle Reshef and Morgan Chesky have been named Weekend Anchor, Reshef is a native of Oklahoma City and was previously an Anchor at IBA News, Israel national news cast station. Chesky previously served as Reporter KVUE-TV. Raeshef can be reached at storyideas@koco.com.

KESN-FM (Arlington, TX) -- The late morning hosts Ben Rogers and Jeff Wade have left their posts. 

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The Wall Street Journal - Los Angeles Bureau (Los Angeles, CA) -- Ben Fritz (ben.fritz@wsj.com) is tackling the film business industry news reporter role.

Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA) -- Health/Science Editor Rosie Mestel bids farewell to the LA Times and has accepted a position as Science Editor for Nature News Service. Follow Mestel on Twitter at https://twitter.com/RosieMestel.

Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA) -- Music Reporter Mike Osegueda has left the Fresno Bee. There has been no replacement named, but Features Editor Kathy Mahan (kmahan@fresnobee.com) will also cover music in the interim.

WIRED (San Francisco, CA) -- Mark McClusky replaces Evan Hansen as Editor-in-Chief of WIRED. Follow McClusky on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Markmcc.

KOVR-TV (Sacramento, CA) -- This CBS affiliate welcomes Audrey Asistio as Morning Anchor. Asistio was previously with KSEE-TV in Fresno, CA.

Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA) -- Bernard Wolfson (bwolfson@ocregister.com) has returned to the OC Register as a Reporter, covering healthcare. Wolfson was previously with the paper between 1998 and 2005, but parted ways in 2005 when he accepted a position with Market News International.

KOVR-TV (Sacramento, CA) -- News Director Cameryn Beck has left to join KTVK-TV in Phoenix, AZ. There has been no replacement named yet.

KCRW-FM (Santa Monica, CA) -- Kerry Cavanaugh joins as Producer of KCRW programs "To the Point" and "Which Way LA". Cavanaugh was previously Assistant City Editor for Los Angeles Daily News.

KPIX-TV (San Francisco, CA) -- Anchor Elizabeth Cook (http://twitter.com/Cbs5Liz and ecook@kpix.cbs.com) is taking on more duties as she will now host the 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. newscasts. Cook will also Anchor the 10:00 p.m. newscast on sister station KBCW-TV.

KTTV-TV (Los Angeles, CA) -- Entertainment Reporter Courtney Friel parts ways after six years with the station. There's been no replacement named as yet.

THR.com (Internet) -- Erin Weinger (erin.weinger@thr.com) joins the online version of The Hollywood Reporter as Style Editor.

San Francisco Magazine (San Francisco, CA) -- Carolyn Alburger joins the magazine as an Associate Editor. She was previously with Eater SF and will cover food and dining. Follow Alburger on Twitter at, https://twitter.com/CarolynAlburger.

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Standard-Examiner (Ogden, UT) -- Charles Horton III has been brought on as Publisher at the paper,  as well as Vice President of Ogden Publishing Corp. He has been President and Publisher of the Kitsap Sun since 2009.

Eastern Arizona Courier (Safford, AZ) -- David Bell (editor@eacourier.com) has joined the paper as Managing Editor. He is replacing Aimee Staten. Previously Bell was the Sports Editor for Today’s News-Herald in Lake Havasu City, AZ.

Woodburn Independent (Woodburn, OR) -- Lindsay Keefer (lkeefer@woodburnindependent.com) has been named Editor of the paper. She is replacing Jason Horton. Prior to this she was an Education Reporter for the paper. 

Bellingham Alive (Bellingham, WA) -- Kaity Teer (kaity@klmediacorp.com) has been hired as Editor of Bellingham Alive magazine. She is replacing Hilary Parker, who left the magazine in January.

Forest Grove Leader (Forest Grove, OR) -- Samantha Swindler (sswindler@forestgroveleader.com) has joined the Forest Grove Leader as Editor. Previously she was the Director of News at Country Media. She will be replacing Tom Maurer in her new role.

KUPL-FM (Portland, OR) -- Danny Dwyer has been moved to the position of Midday Host at the Country station. Dwyer most recently served as the station’s Promotions Director.

Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) -- Michelle Mitchell (michelle.mitchell@arizonarepublic.com) has been hired at the Arizona Republic to cover the city of Chandler. Most recently, she was an Education Reporter for the Palm Springs Desert Sun.

KRQE-TV (Albuquerque, NM) -- Meteorologist Chris Gilson is joining on as a Weekend Meteorologist. He was previously with WHBF-TV in Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, IN.

KOMO-TV (Seattle, WA) -- Anchor Peggy Bunker has announced that she is leaving the ABC affiliate. She has been with KOMO since 2011. Bunker will be replaced by Liz Dueweke, the Morning Anchor at KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City, beginning in April.

KXLY-TV (Spokane, WA) -- Reporter Casey Lund has joined the station. Previously, Lund worked at WAND-TV in Decatur, IL.

KHQ-TV (Spokane, WA) -- Reporter Chelsea Kopta has left the NBC affiliate. Prior to joining KHQ,  Kopta worked at KOMO-TV in Seattle and KEPR-TV in Pasco, WA.

KCPQ-TV (Seattle, WA) -- Paul Sanchez has joined KCPQ as a Photojournalist. He comes over from KSTU-TV in Salt Lake City, UT.

KTVX-TV/KUCW-TV (Salt Lake City, UT) -- News Director Larry Perret and Assistant News Director Leesa Dillon have been let go by the television duopoly. Dillion and Perret had both worked at the station since May 2011.

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Telemundo (Miramar, FL) -- Joe's in Charge. Joe Uva has joined the Telemundo team as Chairman of Hispanic Enterprises and Content for Telemundo and Mun2

MundoFox (New York, NY) -- Mixing it up! DJ Carlos Álvarez will bring his celebrity interviewing experience to MundoFOx.

Telemundo - KTAZ-TV 39 (Phoenix, AZ) -- Anchors Away! Rubén Pereida has joined the news crew in Arizona and will Anchor the 5:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m. newscasts.

Univision - El Gordo y La Flaca (Miami, FL) -- Welcome Back! Carlos Calderon @CarlitosTwit is back on Univision airwaves as a Correspondent for "El Gordo y La Flaca."

Telemundo Network (Miramar, FL) -- Correspondent Janet Rodriguez did a little switcharoo this month, switching over from Telemundo Arizona to Telemundo Chicago.

Fox Deportes (New York,NY) -- GOOOOL! Carlos Hermosillo has joined the Fox Deportes team for "La Ultima Palabra" on Fox Deportes.

Univision - WLII-TV  (Puerto Rico) -- Roberto Vizcón has joined on as Assistant News Director after submitting his resignation to America Teve where he worked as the Executive Line Producer.

Univision - Primer Impacto (Miami, FL) -- Paging Dr. Rivera! Dr. Juan Jose Rivera has joined Univision as Chief Medical Correspondent for Primer Impacto.

Telemundo - KTAZ-TV 39 (Phoenix,AZ) -- Diego Santiago has joined Telemundo Arizona and will be the Sports Anchor.

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Oxygen Magazine (Toronto, ON) -- Deputy Editor Rachel Crocker is hired. Editor-in-Chief Stacy Kennedy has left.

Azure Magazine (Toronto, ON) -- Catherine Osborne is named Editor. She previously served as Senior Editor.

Huffington Post Canada (Toronto, ON) -- Sasha Nagy is the new Video Editor.

The Vancouver Observer (Vancouver, BC) –- Food Editor Charles Macurdy has been hired.